Krejcikova crashes out to qualifier in Adelaide first round
1 year ago

Krejcikova crashes out to qualifier in Adelaide first round

The Hindu  

Former French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova and fifth seed Beatriz Haddad Maia were high-profile casualties on day one of the ATP-WTA Adelaide International on Monday, both crashing out to qualifiers. Czech fourth seed Krejcikova was beaten by Anna Kalinskaya 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 while Brazil’s Haddad Maia met the same fate at the hands of another Russian, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, losing 6-3, 6-4. “It was a great match, she’s a very good fighter,” the 75th-ranked Kalinskaya said of Krejcikova, who was playing her first match of the season ahead of the Australian Open. Top seed Elena Rybakina, who beat reigning Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka to win the Brisbane International on Sunday, had a first-round bye.

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Adelaide International: Kasatkina rolls into second round as Vekic crashes
5 days, 4 hours ago

Adelaide International: Kasatkina rolls into second round as Vekic crashes

The Hindu  

Adelaide World number nine Daria Kasatkina swept into the Adelaide International second round on Monday, but Paris Olympic silver medallist Donna Vekic crashed to her third straight defeat of the season. Russia’s Kasatkina, runner-up at the last two editions of the Australian Open warm-up event, broke Australia’s Olivia Gadecki five times to advance 6-2, 6-3. She will next face last …

Australian Open 2025: Wimbledon champion Krejcikova withdraws due to injury
6 days, 2 hours ago

Australian Open 2025: Wimbledon champion Krejcikova withdraws due to injury

The Hindu  

Barbora Krejcikova has withdrawn from the upcoming Australian Open due to an injury, the defending Wimbledon champion announced on Sunday. It’s really disappointing because I love playing in Melbourne and have such great memories from reaching the quarterfinals last year,” she said via a post on her X account. During last year’s edition of the tournament Down Under, the Czech …

United Cup: Elena Rybakina stars as Kazakhstan knock defending champion Germany out
1 week, 2 days ago

United Cup: Elena Rybakina stars as Kazakhstan knock defending champion Germany out

India Today  

Kazakhstan knocked defending champions Germany out of the United Cup 2024 and sealed their spot in the semi-final of the championship. Elena Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, gave her team a stupendous start, beating Laura Siegemund 6-3, 6-1 in the first match. Swiatek powers Poland to quarters Meanwhile, in Sydney, Poland stormed their way into the quarters after beating the …

Aryna Sabalenka wins the WTA Player of the Year award and Emma Navarro is picked as Most Improved
1 month ago

Aryna Sabalenka wins the WTA Player of the Year award and Emma Navarro is picked as Most Improved

Hindustan Times  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Aryna Sabalenka received the WTA Player of the Year award for the first time on Monday after winning two Grand Slam titles and finishing 2024 at No. HT Image In other results of voting by tennis media, Emma Navarro was honored as Most Improved Player, Paula Badosa was named Comeback Player, Lulu Sun was Newcomer of …

Aryna Sabalenka wins the WTA Player of the Year award and Emma Navarro is picked as Most Improved
1 month ago

Aryna Sabalenka wins the WTA Player of the Year award and Emma Navarro is picked as Most Improved

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Aryna Sabalenka received the WTA Player of the Year award for the first time on Monday after winning two Grand Slam titles and finishing 2024 at No. In other results of voting by tennis media, Emma Navarro was honored as Most Improved Player, Paula Badosa was named Comeback Player, Lulu Sun was Newcomer of the Year, …

Slovakia reach Billie Jean King Cup 2024 semi-final after knocking out Australia
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Slovakia reach Billie Jean King Cup 2024 semi-final after knocking out Australia

India Today  

Slovakia advanced to the Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals for the first time since 2002 after defeating Australia with an unbeatable 2-0 lead on Sunday. Slovakia are into the semi-finals 🇸🇰🇸🇰 They make it through to the final 4 for the first time since 2013!#BJKCup pic.twitter.com/oS54iLfvBA — Billie Jean King Cup November 17, 2024 However, world number two Iga SwiÄ …

Swiatek leads Poland comeback over Czechs to set up BJK Cup semi against Paolini’s Italy
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Swiatek leads Poland comeback over Czechs to set up BJK Cup semi against Paolini’s Italy

Associated Press  

MALAGA, Spain — Iga Swiatek won in singles and doubles to lead Poland’s 2-1 comeback against the Czech Republic in the Billie Jean King Cup on Saturday. Poland will meet Italy in the semifinals after Jasmine Paolini likewise won her singles and doubles matches to lead Italy back for a 2-1 win over Japan. Marie Bouzkova beat Magdalena Frech 6-1, …

Barbora Krejcikova knocks out Iga Swiatek to book WTA Finals semi-final spot
2 months ago

Barbora Krejcikova knocks out Iga Swiatek to book WTA Finals semi-final spot

The Independent  

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WTA Finals: Iga Swiatek knocked out, Gauff vs Sabalenka set for semis
2 months ago

WTA Finals: Iga Swiatek knocked out, Gauff vs Sabalenka set for semis

India Today  

Defending WTA Finals champion Iga Swiatek was eliminated from the season-ending tournament on Thursday after Barbora Krejcikova defeated Coco Gauff 7-5, 6-4, which meant the Polish world number two was unable to advance to the semifinals. With the win, Gauff will now face world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a high-profile semifinal, while Krejcikova will take on China’s Olympic champion …

Krejcikova beats Gauff to earn last semifinal spot at WTA Finals. Swiatek eliminated despite win
2 months ago

Krejcikova beats Gauff to earn last semifinal spot at WTA Finals. Swiatek eliminated despite win

Associated Press  

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Barbora Krejcikova grabbed the last semifinal spot at the WTA Finals with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Coco Gauff on Thursday, a result that eliminated second-ranked Iga Swiatek from the season-ending tournament. Krejcikova completes a last-four lineup that already included top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka, Zheng Qinwen and Gauff. And I think definitely for me, it’s a big …

Gauff's Grand Slam Comeback: Gauff Triumphs Over Pegula in Finals, Swiatek Makes Strong Start
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2 months, 1 week ago

Gauff's Grand Slam Comeback: Gauff Triumphs Over Pegula in Finals, Swiatek Makes Strong Start

Associated Press  

Coco Gauff secured a convincing 6-3, 6-2 victory over Jessica Pegula in the first round of the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Gauff converted five of her eight break-point opportunities and will face Iga Swiatek in the next match. Pegula will next clash with Barbora Krejcikova in the second round.

Sabalenka's Stellar Season Reignites Her Top Spot, Overtaking Swiatek
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sabalenka's Stellar Season Reignites Her Top Spot, Overtaking Swiatek

India Today  

Aryna Sabalenka reclaims the World No.1 spot after a year, defeating Iga Swiatek in the 2024 Australian Open. Sabalenka's stellar season has propelled her back to the top of the rankings, while Swiatek's absence due to fatigue has allowed Sabalenka to move up to the top position. The WTA Finals will be a highly competitive showdown between the two players …

Ajla Tomljanovic beaten at Korea Open as Beatriz Haddad Maia capitalises on service issues
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ajla Tomljanovic beaten at Korea Open as Beatriz Haddad Maia capitalises on service issues

ABC  

Brazilian star Beatriz Haddad Maia has proved too powerful for Anna Tomljanovic, beating the Australian 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the WTA quarterfinals in Seoul. Haddad Maia broke Tomljanovic's serve three times on her way to the last eight of the Korea Open, where she will meet Polina Kudermetova. Joining Haddad Maia in the quarterfinals of the WTA 500 event …

Stakusic fights off 4 match points to upset top-seeded Ostapenko at the Guadalajara Open
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Stakusic fights off 4 match points to upset top-seeded Ostapenko at the Guadalajara Open

Associated Press  

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Teenager Marina Stakusic fought off four match points to claim the biggest win in her career after defeating top-seeded Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 on Thursday to advance to the Guadalajara Open quarterfinals. Stakusic defeated Olympic semifinalist Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-2, 6-4 in the opening round and then Ostapenko for her first-career win over a top-20 player. …

Karolina Muchova outclasses Beatriz Haddad Maia to reach US Open semis for second straight year
4 months ago

Karolina Muchova outclasses Beatriz Haddad Maia to reach US Open semis for second straight year

Hindustan Times  

Unseeded Czech Karolina Muchova, in only her sixth tournament back after suffering a wrist injury at the 2023 U.S. Open, beat Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-1 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the New York semi-final for a second consecutive year. Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic reacts against Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil during their Women's Singles Quarterfinal match. Muchova …

Iga Swiatek blows away Samsonova, will face Jessica Pegula in US Open quarters
4 months, 1 week ago

Iga Swiatek blows away Samsonova, will face Jessica Pegula in US Open quarters

Hindustan Times  

Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Diana Shnaider on Monday, her seventh trip to that round at a Grand Slam tournament. “I feel like there’s been more pressure this year, because I did so well coming into this tournament,” said the 30-year-old Pegula, the oldest woman left in the …

US Open: Karolina Muchova knocks out Jasmine Paolini, Jessica Pegula into quarters
4 months, 1 week ago

US Open: Karolina Muchova knocks out Jasmine Paolini, Jessica Pegula into quarters

India Today  

Karolina Muchova advanced to the quarterfinals of the US Open 2024 women’s singles after beating Italy’s Jasmine Paolini on Monday at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. ðŸ‡è🇿 pic.twitter.com/fKhT2km9wg — US Open Tennis September 2, 2024 Jessica Pegula takes down Diana Shnaider No. With this victory, Pegula secures her seventh career Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance and her second at the US Open, …

US Open: Jessica Pegula’s 7th Grand Slam quarterfinal will be against No. 1 Iga Swiatek
4 months, 1 week ago

US Open: Jessica Pegula’s 7th Grand Slam quarterfinal will be against No. 1 Iga Swiatek

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Diana Shnaider on Monday, her seventh trip to that round at a Grand Slam tournament. “I feel like there’s been more pressure this year, because I did so well coming into this tournament,” said the 30-year-old Pegula, the oldest woman …

US Open 2024: Top seeds Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek into third round; Naomi Osaka, Elena Rybakina knocked out
4 months, 1 week ago

US Open 2024: Top seeds Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek into third round; Naomi Osaka, Elena Rybakina knocked out

Hindustan Times  

Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner flashed their No. It took the 2022 U.S. Open champion longer than that to play the second set of her first-round match, when she needed a tiebreaker that she eventually closed out in 72 minutes. “I was a bit tense in my last match, so today I just wanted to focus on the right things.” …

US Open 2024: No. 1 seeds Sinner, Swiatek move into the third round; Hurkacz and Korda ousted
4 months, 1 week ago

US Open 2024: No. 1 seeds Sinner, Swiatek move into the third round; Hurkacz and Korda ousted

The Hindu  

Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner flashed their No. It took the 2022 US Open champion longer than that to play the second set of her first-round match when she needed a tiebreaker that she eventually closed out in 72 minutes. “I was a bit tense in my last match, so today I just wanted to focus on the right things.” …

Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova knocked out in the second round of the US Open
4 months, 1 week ago

Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova knocked out in the second round of the US Open

The Independent  

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US Open 2024: Wimbledon champion Krejcikova crashes out after losing to Ruse
4 months, 1 week ago

US Open 2024: Wimbledon champion Krejcikova crashes out after losing to Ruse

The Hindu  

Romanian qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse bounced Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova from the second round of the US Open on Wednesday, beating the Czech 6-4, 7-5 to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time. “It’s just a dream for me.” Ruse, ranked 122nd in the world, pulled off the biggest upset of the tournament so far with …

Sabalenka and Pegula advance to Cincinnati Open final
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sabalenka and Pegula advance to Cincinnati Open final

The Hindu  

Aryna Sabalenka advanced to her first Cincinnati Open final with relative ease, defeating Polish world number one Iga Swiatek 6-3 6-3 in the semi-finals on Sunday. American Jessica Pegula beat Spain's Paula Badosa 6-2 3-6 6-3 in a much tougher second semi-final that was briefly suspended due to rain. Belarusian world number three Sabalenka showcased her prowess with a fast-paced, …

Cincinnati Open: Aryna Sabalenka Battles Past Iga Swiatek to Reach Summit Clash
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Cincinnati Open: Aryna Sabalenka Battles Past Iga Swiatek to Reach Summit Clash

News 18  

Aryna Sabalenka squandered nine match points but defeated world number one Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday, breaking through to her first final at the WTA and ATP Cincinnati Open.t Four-time Cincinnati semi-finalist Sabalenka will rise to second in the WTA rankings with a week to go before the start of the US Open. Sabalenka was broken for 5-3 but …

Jessica Pegula beats Amanda Anisimova to claim 2nd straight National Bank Open title
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Jessica Pegula beats Amanda Anisimova to claim 2nd straight National Bank Open title

Associated Press  

TORONTO — Jessica Pegula, the No. 3 seed and the sixth-ranked WTA Tour player, defended her National Bank Open women’s singles title by defeating Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in Monday’s all-American final. Monday’s match marked just the second time the final of a WTA 1000 event — one step below the sport’s four Grand Slams — has featured two …

Bianca Andreescu beaten by Lesia Tsurenko in Toronto in first hard-court match of the season
5 months ago

Bianca Andreescu beaten by Lesia Tsurenko in Toronto in first hard-court match of the season

The Hindu  

Bianca Andreescu’s strong start turned into an early exit to her first hard-court tournament of the year, as the Canadian was beaten 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 by Lesia Tsurenko on Tuesday night at the National Bank Open. But she hadn’t played on hard courts since Montreal last year, ending her season because of a back injury and not returning until this …

Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova loses to Anna Karolina Schmiedlova at Paris Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova loses to Anna Karolina Schmiedlova at Paris Olympics

Hindustan Times  

Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic bowed out of singles at the Paris Olympics with a 6-4, 6-2 loss to Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia and Barbora Krejcikova of Czech Republic shake hands after their match Schmiedlova has now eliminated both women who played in the final at …

Novak Djokovic breaks singles record in Paris, edges closer to 1st Olympic gold; Rafael Nadal-Carlos Alcaraz eye semis
5 months, 1 week ago

Novak Djokovic breaks singles record in Paris, edges closer to 1st Olympic gold; Rafael Nadal-Carlos Alcaraz eye semis

Hindustan Times  

Novak Djokovic remained comfortably on course for a first Olympic gold medal to add to his record-breaking collection of titles on Wednesday as fellow superstars Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz aimed for a place in the doubles semi-finals. Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after winning his match against Dominik Koepfer of Germany Djokovic, who has won three of his 24 …

Nadal downed by dominant Djokovic
5 months, 1 week ago

Nadal downed by dominant Djokovic

China Daily  

Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Rafael Nadal of Spain hug after their Paris Olympics second-round match at Roland Garros on Monday. REUTERS Novak Djokovic crushed Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-4 in their blockbuster Olympics clash on Monday as the two titans met for the 60th and possibly final time. Nadal admitted Djokovic was the "clear favorite" ahead of their first clash …

Wimbledon 2024: Barbora Krejcikova beats Jasmine Paolini to win second Grand Slam title
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Wimbledon 2024: Barbora Krejcikova beats Jasmine Paolini to win second Grand Slam title

Hindustan Times  

Barbora Krejcikova beat Jasmine Paolini 6-2-, 2-6, 6-4 on Saturday on the iconic Centre Court in the Wimbledon 2024 women's singles final to claim her second Grand Slam title. With the win, Krejcikova became the fourth Czech player to lift the Venus Rosewater Dish in the Open Era after her one-time mentor Jana Novotna, Petra Kvitova and last year’s champion …

Barbora Krejčíková wins maiden Wimbledon ladies singles title, beating Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Barbora Krejčíková wins maiden Wimbledon ladies singles title, beating Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 2-6, 6-4

ABC  

Barbora Krejčíková has emulated her hero, the late, great Czechia legend Jana Novotná, after beating Jasmine Paolini to win a brilliant Wimbledon ladies singles final. Krejčíková will serve for the championship S By Simon Smale Paolini *3-5 Krejčíková, 2-6, 6-2 S By Simon Smale The crowd rises as Paolini serves to stay in the championship. Paolini *2-2 Krejčíková, 2-6, 6-2 …

Barbora Krejcikova finally living up to her own billing after difficult year
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Barbora Krejcikova finally living up to her own billing after difficult year

The Independent  

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Krejcikova stuns Rybakina to earn Wimbledon final clash with Paolini
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Krejcikova stuns Rybakina to earn Wimbledon final clash with Paolini

New Indian Express  

LONDON: Czech 31st seed Barbora Krejcikova will face Italy's Jasmine Paolini in the Wimbledon final after battling back for a shock 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over former champion Elena Rybakina on Thursday. Just hours after Paolini beat tearful Croatian Donna Vekic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 in the longest women's semi-final at the All England Club, it was Krejcikova's turn to dig …

Record-breaking Paolini beats Vekic, to play Krejcikova in final
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Record-breaking Paolini beats Vekic, to play Krejcikova in final

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: As the clock struck two hours and fifty minutes and it became the longest-ever women’s singles semi-final at Wimbledon, Jasmine Paolini exulted having set up match point. Jasmine Paolini celebrates after beating Donna Vekic in the women’s semi-final of the Wimbledon. She was blown away in the French Open final by world No.1 Iga Swiatek, but there’s reason to …

Wimbledon 2024: Barbora Krejcikova knocks out Elena Rybakina to set up Paolini final
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Wimbledon 2024: Barbora Krejcikova knocks out Elena Rybakina to set up Paolini final

India Today  

Barbora Krejcikova entered her first Wimbledon final after securing a comeback win over Elena Rybakina at Centre Court on July 11, Thursday. Krejcikova got a game back to break the winning streak of Rybakina but the former champion ensured she had set the game up to take the first set at 5-1. Rybakina was able to level things up but …

Barbora Krejcikova tames Jelena Ostapenko to reach semi-finals
6 months ago

Barbora Krejcikova tames Jelena Ostapenko to reach semi-finals

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Krejcikova downs Ostapenko to reach Wimbledon last four, to face Rybakina
6 months ago

Krejcikova downs Ostapenko to reach Wimbledon last four, to face Rybakina

Hindustan Times  

Barbora Krejcikova reached her first Wimbledon semi-final under blue skies on Wednesday with a 6-4 7-6 win over Latvian 13th seed Jelena Ostapenko in the battle of former French Open champions. Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova celebrates winning against Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko during their women's singles quarter-finals tennis match on the tenth day of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships The Czech 31st …

Djokovic cruises at Wimbledon, Zverev crashes
6 months ago

Djokovic cruises at Wimbledon, Zverev crashes

China Daily  

Tearful Svitolina Svitolina wept on court after reaching the last eight for a third time with a 6-2, 6-1 win against China's Wang Xinyu in just 55 minutes. The 21st seed, wearing a black ribbon on her white shirt, was in action after Russia struck cities across Ukraine in missile attacks, killing 36 people and heavily damaging a Kyiv children's …

Taylor Fritz beats Alexander Zverev at Wimbledon. Novak Djokovic gets into it with the crowd
6 months ago

Taylor Fritz beats Alexander Zverev at Wimbledon. Novak Djokovic gets into it with the crowd

Associated Press  

LONDON — After Taylor Fritz deposited a backhand that Alexander Zverev didn’t even chase, wrapping up the American’s comeback from a two-set hole in Wimbledon’s fourth round Monday, the men met at the net for what turned into a longer-than-usual chat. It wasn’t the 13th-seeded Fritz’s only noteworthy postmatch interaction at the All England Club this fortnight — he told …

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek again falters at Wimbledon
6 months ago

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek again falters at Wimbledon

LA Times  

1-ranked Iga Swiatek again faltered at Wimbledon, losing in the third round to Yulia Putintseva 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday. She is a five-time Grand Slam champion, including four titles on the red clay at the French Open — most recently last month — and one on the hard courts at the U.S. Open. Really, I don’t.” Here is at …

Kalinskaya through to Berlin final as injury list grows; Tomljanovic reaches Birmingham summit clash to end five-year wait
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kalinskaya through to Berlin final as injury list grows; Tomljanovic reaches Birmingham summit clash to end five-year wait

The Hindu  

Anna Kalinskaya beat Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-7, 6-1 in a see-saw semifinal on Saturday in the Berlin WTA tournament. Tomljanovic reaches first WTA final in five years Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic serves against Anastasia Potapova during Birmingham Open semifinals on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic reached her first WTA final in five years with a straight sets …

French Open 2024: Andreeva stuns Sabalenka, youngest Grand Slam semi-finalist since 1997
7 months ago

French Open 2024: Andreeva stuns Sabalenka, youngest Grand Slam semi-finalist since 1997

New Indian Express  

PARIS: Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva said it was a "dream" to become the youngest Grand Slam semi-finalist since 1997 with a shock victory over second seed Aryna Sabalenka, who was struggling with an apparent illness, at the French Open on Wednesday. Andreeva is the youngest woman to make the semis at a major event since Martina Hingis at the US …

Aryna Sabalenka faces shock defeat in French Open quarterfinals, loses to Mirra Andreeva
7 months ago

Aryna Sabalenka faces shock defeat in French Open quarterfinals, loses to Mirra Andreeva

Hindustan Times  

Aryna Sabalenka became the second seeded player to face an upset on Wednesday at the French Open quarterfinals, as she faced a three-set defeat at the hands of Mirra Andreeva. The Belarusian second seed faced a 7-6, 4-6, 4-6 defeat against Andreeva, setting up a semi-final clash against Jasmine Paolini of Italy, who defeated Elena Rybakina earlier on the day. …

Teenager Mirra Andreeva stuns world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka to reach French Open 2024 semifinal
7 months ago

Teenager Mirra Andreeva stuns world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka to reach French Open 2024 semifinal

India TV News  

Mirra Andreeva pulled off the biggest upset of the French Open 2024 by beating the world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter-final of the women's singles on Wednesday, June 5. Andreeva, 17, registered a stunning 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 win over Sabalenka to become the youngest Grand Slam semifinalist since 1997. In the first women's singles semifinal, the world no.1 and …

17-year-old Andreeva reaches her first French Open quarters by beating last Frenchwoman
7 months, 1 week ago

17-year-old Andreeva reaches her first French Open quarters by beating last Frenchwoman

Associated Press  

PARIS — Varvara Gracheva was the last French woman or man standing in the French Open singles. That’s how I always play.” Andreeva already knew Gracheva well from having trained together at the Elite Tennis Center in Cannes in the south of France. “She served well, she played a very serious match.” Andreeva became the third woman in the last …

Sabalenka and Rybakina reach French Open fourth round while Medvedev and Zverev also advance
7 months, 1 week ago

Sabalenka and Rybakina reach French Open fourth round while Medvedev and Zverev also advance

Associated Press  

PARIS — Grand Slam winners Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka reached the fourth round of the French Open in straight sets on Saturday. Two-time Australian Open champion Sabalenka, seeded second, followed her on Court Philippe Chatrier and won against Paula Badosa 7-5, 6-1. Zverev, who won the Italian Open last month, has reached the semifinals at the past three French …

Tsitsipas eases into the French Open fourth round while Swiatek, Gauff, Alcaraz, Sinner also advance
7 months, 1 week ago

Tsitsipas eases into the French Open fourth round while Swiatek, Gauff, Alcaraz, Sinner also advance

Associated Press  

PARIS — Stefanos Tsitsipas was in a reflective mood after beating Zhang Zhizhen 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 to reach the fourth round of the French Open on Friday. “He’s a very good fighter.” Arnaldi advanced by eliminating sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev 7-6, 6-2, 6-4. On the women’s side, top-ranked Iga Swiatek reached the fourth round by beating Marie Bouzkova 6-4, 6-2. The …

French Open 2024: Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic soar, Roland Garros bans alcohol in stands
7 months, 1 week ago

French Open 2024: Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic soar, Roland Garros bans alcohol in stands

Hindustan Times  

Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic powered into the third round of the French Open on Thursday as tournament organisers cracked down on unruly fans by announcing an alcohol ban in the stands while also dealing with headaches caused by wet weather. Playing under the roof on Philippe Chatrier even as Roland Garros authorities were scratching their heads over what to …

French Open 2024: Rybakina sees off Rus to move into third round, Sabalenka eases past Uchijima
7 months, 1 week ago

French Open 2024: Rybakina sees off Rus to move into third round, Sabalenka eases past Uchijima

The Hindu  

Fourth seed Elena Rybakina made a sluggish start before beating Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus 6-3 6-4 on Thursday to move into the third round of the French Open. But she’s an experienced player and it’s not easy to play her.” There was little to separate the duo early in the second set before the lanky Rus took advantage of mistakes from …

French Open 2024: Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina start off in style
7 months, 1 week ago

French Open 2024: Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina start off in style

Hindustan Times  

Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka, two of the biggest challengers to world No.1 Iga Swiatek’s crown, began their French Open campaigns with emphatic wins on Tuesday. While 2022 Wimbledon champion Rybakina swept past Belgium’s Greet Minnen 6-2, 6-3, two-time Australian Open champion Sabalenka was too powerful for Erika Andreeva in a 6-1, 6-2 victory. Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus celebrates winning …

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